2012 Thanksgiving IMX Challenge
Hosted by Northern Lights Swim Club Boosters
Bartlett Pool
November 16th-17th, 2012
SANCTION:
#
Under sanction by Alaska Masters Swimming (AKMS) for USMS, Inc.
This meet is dual-sanctioned by USA Swimming and Alaska Swimming, Inc. (ASI).
FACILITY:
50 meter pool divided by moveable bulkheads into two 25-yard competition pools, each
with 8 lanes, divided by Kiefer/Flo-thru lane lines. An IST Timing System will be used with
8-lane display, lane touch pads, 1 button and 2 watches manual back-up, and horn/strobe
start.
The competition course must be measured and documented before and after competition
each day for times to count for records or top ten. Please contact Paula Smith at
[email protected] if you plan to participate and want your times to be considered for
records or top ten. The pool will NOT be measured otherwise. The depth of the pool upon
entry in the deep end is 12 feet and the depth at the turn is 5 feet. The depth of the pool
upon entry in the shallow end is 4 feet on the start and 4 feet 10 inches on the turn.
TIMES:
Warm ups
Coaches Meeting
Clerk of Course Deadline/Officials Meeting
Timer’s Meeting/End of Warm Ups
Meet Starts
FRIDAY
5:00 PM
N/A
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
SATURDAY
8:00 AM
8:15 AM
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
Warm-ups will be conducted in accordance with USA Swimming and ASI warm-up/warmdown procedures on page 40 of Alaska Swimming Rules & Regulations 2011-2012 at
http://www.teamunify.com/wzaslsc/__doc__/146527_2_Rules%20and%20Regs%20as%20
of%20April%202011.pdf
Consistent with ASI rules, warm ups are intended to last one hour, but can be extended at
the discretion of the Meet Referee.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all swimmers currently registered with US Masters Swimming.
Note: Swimmers will not be allowed to swim in the meet unless a copy of your
membership card is included with your entry.
Any swimmer who is dual-registered with USA Swimming must declare one registration
(either USA Swimming or US Masters Swimming) for his/her entry.
ENTRIES:
File: Document1
1. Each swimmer may swim up to a maximum of five (5) individual events per day (including
time trials).
2. Entries must be submitted on:
a. [Preferred] Hy-Tek COMMLINK file via email
b. Meet Entry form (attached)
Note: to verify email entries, please send a Team Entry Report and Team Meet Fees
Report as generated by Hy-Tek Team Manager
3. A pre-built .HYV file for this meet is available on the ASI website (www.akswimming.org) or
by email request to the Meet Entries volunteer (see below).
4. A copy of your current USMS Swimming registration card must be provided with
your entry.
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ADAPTIVE
SWIMMERS:
RULES:
ENTRY FEES:
Disabled swimmers are encouraged to participate. Coaches should include with the team
entries a copy of the Information Form For Disabled Swimmers (also available on the
ASI website), specifying the specials needs of any adaptive swimmer(s), as well as
requests for non-standard entries (for example, entries in other age groups). Questions
regarding final assignment within specific heats should be brought to the attention of the
Meet Referee.
1. Current USA Swimming and ASI rules govern this meet and take precedence over any
item in this invitation.
2. All events will be swum as timed finals. With the exception of the 500 free and 400 IM,
events will be seeded slowest to fastest.
3. All events will be pre-seeded, except for the 500 Free and 400 IM (See #6 below).
4. Swimmers must check in with the Clerk-of-Course before the times designated above to
scratch or add events for that day. Fees for adding events will be billed to the swimmer
after the meet. There are no refunds for scratching swimmers from events.
5. There will be no guaranteed twenty-minute break between individual swims.
6. The 500 Free and 400 IM events will be deck seeded with positive check-in with the
Clerk of Course (by a time set by the Meet Referee). Swims will be fastest to slowest with
all ages and both genders combined.
7. Senior events may be swum by any swimmer in any age group.
8. Swimmers in the 500 Free and 400 IM events are responsible for providing their own
timers (in both events) and lap counters (500 Free only).
9. Events may be combined and/or reseeded at the discretion of the Meet Referee.
10. If available equipment and deck personnel allow, competition will be held in both 25-yard
pools simultaneously. Boys’ events will be held in one end and girls events in the other,
with allowance for moving events between pools at the discretion of the Meet Referee. The
Meet Referee will determine before the Coach’s meeting whether that session of the meet
will be competed as combined in one pool or split into two pools. Should the meet be split
into two pools, the Meet Referee may add periodic breaks in the Order of Events as
deemed appropriate (recognizing Rule #5 above). If the meet is double-ended, the boys’
events may be swum in 6 lanes, with a buffer lane and a warmup/cool down lane. If the
meet is split for Saturday, Boys will compete in the Shallow End and Girls in the
Deep End. Additionally, the 500 free and 400IM may be swum in both pools at the
referee’s discretion.
11. All relays are swum in the deep end.
Entry Fee
Facility Charge
Individual Event Fee
Late Fee
$3.00
$10.00
$2.25
$5.00
per swimmer
per swimmer
per event
per swimmer** (up to a team maximum of $50)
Please make checks payable to: NLSCB or Northern Lights Swim Club Boosters.
PAYMENT IN FULL MUST BE MAILED SO THAT IT IS POSTMARKED BY THE ENTRY DEADLINE BELOW
(REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ENTRIES WERE SUBMITTED BY US MAIL OR EMAIL)
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Mail entries to the following address:
Meet Entries/NLSCB
Terri Wangstrom
P.O. Box 110971
Anchorage, AK 99511
Email entries to the following address:
[email protected]
**PAYMENT FOR ENTRIES POSTMARKED AFTER THE DEADLINE OR MADE AT THE MEET MUST INCLUDE
THE ADDITIONAL LATE ENTRY FEE. THE POSTMARK DATE IS THE ONLY DATE USED TO DETERMINE
WHETHER A TEAM’S SUBMITTAL HAS OCCURRED BEFORE THE DEADLINE. IT IS THE SUBMITTING
TEAM’S RESPONSIBILITY TO POST ITS ENTRIES AND PAYMENTS SUFFICIENTLY EARLY TO AVOID THE
LATE FEE
ENTRY DEADLINE:
Mailed entries must be postmarked, and emailed entries must be received, no later than
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2012. ENTRY FEES ARE NON REFUNDABLE.
HAND-DELIVERED ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
**NLSCB will make every effort to acknowledge receipt of entries with the team coach or person submitting the
entries. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the Team Coach or USMS member to confirm receipt of their
entries by the Entries Volunteer. Coaches or individuals who have not received confirmation by the deadline should
contact the Entries Volunteer to verify receipt of the entries before the deadline**
ENTRIES RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MEET PROGRAM. ALL LATE ENTRIES
WILL BE MADE ON A SWIMMER’S “FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE” BASIS, AS SPACE IN THE EVENT ALLOWS.
NO HEATS WILL BE ADDED TO ACCOMMODATE SWIMMERS WISHING TO BE ADDED.
SCORING:
No team points will be recorded.
AWARDS:
Individual Awards will be given to the top 8 cumulative IMX scores for each gender:
IM, Fly, Back, Breast, and Free events.
TIME TRIALS:
Swimmers may request to swim time trials at the end of the Saturday session, subject to
approval by the Meet Referee, and subject to the maximum number of individual swims per
day allowed (5). The swimmers are responsible for providing timers. All swimmers
participating in the time trials, including those swimming as “pacers”, will be charged an
event entry fee (which will be billed to the swim team after the meet). “Pace” swimmers are
also subject to the restriction on maximum number of swims daily.
TIMERS:
A MINIMUM OF 16 TIMERS FOR EACH COMPETITION POOL WILL BE NEEDED
THROUGHOUT THE MEET, AND WE ASK THAT THIS RESPONSIBILITY BE SHARED
WITH ALL PARTICIPATING TEAMS. PLEASE PROVIDE AT LEAST 1 LANE TIMER
FROM YOUR TEAM FOR EACH 10 SWIMMERS ENTERED IN THE MEET.
CONCESSIONS:
A variety of nutritious foods will be provided at the concession stand on Saturday. NLSCB
is arranging for a concessionaire to sell meet T-shirts, sweatshirts, etc., on Saturday. A
concessionaire may also be present for swimsuits, goggles etc…
HOSPITALITY ROOM: A hospitality room will be provided on Saturday for coaches, officials, timers and all other
volunteer workers on deck.
HOUSING:
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None provided.
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POOL REMINDERS:
NO GLASS ON DECK AT ANY TIME.
NO SHAVING ALLOWED ON SITE.
Per USA Swimming regulations, no smoking or other use of tobacco products are
permitted during the meet in any area on the deck, in the pool building, or outside
adjacent to the pool building prior to, during or after the meet.
Per USA Swimming regulations the use of audio or visual recording devices, including a
cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms.
NOTE TO COACHES: PLEASE BE CERTAIN THAT YOUR TEAM HAS CLEANED UP YOUR AREA OF ALL
DEBRIS AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS PRIOR TO LEAVING THE POOL.
MEET DIRECTORS:
Jodi McLaughlin
(907)-223-7359
[email protected]
MEET REFEREE:
Dan Rogers
907-244-7584
[email protected]
USMS LIAISON:
Paula Smith
907-345-5800
[email protected]
SAFETY MARSHALL: Jodi McLaughlin
ATTACHMENTS:
File: Document1
(Available on ASI website or by request to the Meet Director or Entries Volunteer)
1. Meet Entry Form
2. Order of Events
3. Information Form For Disabled Swimmers
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2012 THANKSGIVING IMX Challenge & Relays
ORDER OF EVENTS
Sanction #
Bartlett Pool / November 16 – 17, 2012
(5:00 p.m. Warm up Friday; Meet starts 6:15 p.m.)
Girls
Friday, Nov 16th, 2012
Boys
1
10 & Under 200 IM
2
3
11 & 12 200 IM
4
5
Senior 400 IM
6
(8:00 a.m. Warm up Saturday; Meet starts 9:15 a.m.)
Girls
Saturday, Nov 17th, 2012
Boys
7
Senior 200 Fly
8
9
11 -12 100 Fly
10
11
10 & Under 100 Fly
12
13
8 & Under 25 Fly
14
15
Senior 200 Back
16
17
11 -12 100 Back
18
19
10 & Under 100 Back
20
21
8 & Under 25 Back
22
23
Senior 200 Breast
24
25
11 -12 100 Breast
26
27
10 & Under 100 Breast
28
29
8 & Under 25 Breast
30
31
Senior 500 Free
32
33
10 & Under 200 Free
34
35
8 & Under 25 Free
36
37
Senior 200 IM
38
39
8 & Under 100 IM
40
*41
*Splash of Ages
500 Free Relay
Masters’ Swimmers are eligible to swim only senior events (shown in black). Events in grey
are included to show the entire meet for planning purposes.
File: Document1
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